tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post3408553332344228903..comments2023-10-25T09:45:40.318-04:00Comments on The Politics of the Cross Resurrected: In Defense of the Liberal ArtsCraig Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10209954891388905090noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-42379004711267177472010-12-17T18:10:52.970-05:002010-12-17T18:10:52.970-05:00Hi Dr. Carter,
The liberal arts to me seems to be...Hi Dr. Carter,<br /><br />The liberal arts to me seems to be fueled the best by Christians who were the ones who preserved and sought to rediscover the arts as essentials to learning. Such an appreciation of the "gold of Egypt" means nothing unless it is plundered by the People of God. Otherwise it is simply throwing pearls to swine. As the decline of a real Christian influence continues soon all history of the arts will be revisioned to one of class and race and gender. Pretty soon as the Islamic influence increases, history will be erased and begin from the 7th century onward as the great arts and literature of Persia and Egypt and Turkey and Africa have been superceded by Islamic culture. It is sad to see but I it is only sad admittedly, from the standpoint of one who has actually learned the classics. If I had not, I probably would not care either. My background is just as susceptible to seeing all of Western liberal arts as the literature of the colonizers and imperialists. Furthermore, the decline of the Western culture, I believe is linked to the decline of the Western male. Look at all the great Western male contributors in history and literature. Where are they today? Our society is being flooded with immigrants and left/right pragmatists who want a diploma for the power, prestige, and money it brings, not for the sheer enjoyment of learning and wisdom.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756637225691788304noreply@blogger.com